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--v. 2 lure, entrap, entice, attract, induce, seduce, bait,
trick, tempt, ensnare, inveigle, allure: He was decoyed into a
dark alley and robbed.
decrease v. 1 diminish, reduce, decline, lessen, lower, abate, fall off,
shrink, shrivel (up), contract, dwindle, ebb, subside, wane,
taper off, de-escalate, slacken, let up, ease (off or up),
curtail, cut (down or back), Colloq run out of steam, US run out
of gas: Demand for tickets to rock concerts has decreased over
the years. The number of applicants for work is decreasing.
--n. 2 diminution, reduction, decline, lessening, lowering,
abatement, falling off, shrinking, shrivelling, contraction,
decrement, dwindling, ebb, subsidence, tapering off, wane,
de-escalation, slackening, easing (off or up), curtailment, cut,
cut-back: There has been no noticeable decrease in the price of
houses in the south-east. Have you noticed the decrease in
arrests for dangerous driving?
decree n. 1 order, mandate, directive, ordinance, edict, law, statute,
regulation, enactment, act, ruling, dictum, dictate, injunction,
sanction, manifesto, proclamation, promulgation, determination,
decision, judgement, rescript, prescription, pronunciamento,
firman, ukase, Rom Cath Ch decretal: The star chamber issued a
decree restricting the freedom of the press.
--v. 2 order, command, direct, rule, mandate, ordain, dictate,
charge, enjoin, proclaim, pronounce, prescribe, decide,
determine, adjudge, Scots law decern: The council has decreed
that no spirits can be sold on Sundays.
decrepit adj. 1 feeble, enfeebled, weak, weakened, frail, infirm,
wasted, worn out, unfit, debilitated, enervated, disabled,
incapacitated, crippled, doddering; out of shape, in bad shape;
aged, old, elderly, ancient, superannuated, senescent, senile,
Colloq gaga: The old man was so decrepit he was unable to lift
the cup to his lips. 2 dilapidated, deteriorated, crumbling,
decayed, decaying, withered, wasted, antiquated, tumbledown,
broken-down, rickety, unstable, shaky, ramshackle, derelict,
creaking, creaky, run-down: The barn was so decrepit we had to
tear it down.